THE SUNDAY OREGOXTATT. PORTLAND. DECEMBER 11, 1021
Rooofvrnt in the I tad I and, by Hermann
Haceilorn. Illustrated. Houghton, Mif
flin Co., Boston.
Surely no other book published
previously contained such a dramatic,
lively portrayal of the "wild" days of
Theodore Koosevelt when he lived in
the cattle country bad-lands of Da
kota from lHHi to 1887 the dayS
when the cowboys and others of that
lurid region called Roosevelt, because!
of the spectacles he wore, "Foir
Eyes." In the biography of 491 pages. Mr.
Hagedorn has done splendid work,
and has created a vigorous portrait j
of the open air Roosevelt, one that
will have pi-rmanent value. It seems
that it was Roosevelt himself who
gave our author the Impulse to write
this book, "and it was the letters of
Introduction which he (Roosevelt)
wrote in 1118 which made It possible
for me to secure the friendly interest
of the men who knew most about
his life on the ranch and the range."
"If you want to know what 1 was
like when I had bark on," Roosevelt
had remarked, "you ought to talk to
Bill Sewell and Merrifield and Syivane
Ferris and his brother Joe."
Our author said he told Roosevelt:
"I am writing a book about you for
boys." Again and again Roosevelt
said: "I want you to go out to Da
kota.' On one occasion I referred
to his life in the bad-lands as 'a kind
of Idyl,' and Roosevelt replied: That's
It. That's exactly what It was.' The
wish he had expressed, living, be
came In a sense, a command after he
was dead. The letters he had given
me unsealed the lips of the men who
for 35 years had steadily refused to
reveal to 'newspaper fellows' the in
timate story of the romantic life they
had shared with the man who became
president of the United States.
"I question whether any biographer
has ever had a better time gathering
his material than I have. Amid the
old scenes, the epic life of the fron
tier has been recreated for me by
the men who were the leading actors
In it. In the course of this most
grateful of labors I have myself come
to know something of the life that
Roosevelt knew 35 years ago the
hot desolation of noon In the scarred
butte country: the magic of dawn
and dusk when the long shadows
crept across the coulee and woke
them to unexpected beauty; the soli
tude of the prairies that have the
vastness without the malignancy of
the sea. I have come to know the
thrill and the dust and the cattle
odors of the round-up; the warm
companionship of the ranchman's
dinner tables; such profanity as I
never expect to hear again; singing
and yarns and hints of the tragedy
of prairie women; and, at the height
of a barbecue, the appalling lntru- j
sion oi aeatn. i nave leu in an ua
potency the spell which the short
grass county cast over Theodore
Roosevelt and I cannot hear the word
Dakota without feeling a stirring in
my blood."
In other words, Mr. Hagedorn went
to Dakota in the little Missouri river
country, and lived among the people
who were friends and even old cronies
of Roosevelt, and. sensed the wild
atmosphere of those lawless days
when Roosevelt was working out his
destiny In the rugged west.
It Is remarkable that Roosevelt,
then in search of health and adven
ture, and with the cultured accents
of Harvard apparent In his speech,
held his own with the wild men he
met in 1883 in Dakota.
It was the terminal of the "under
ground railway" of the horse and
cattle thieves that ran from that
country to the Canadian border.
There wasn't a sheriff within 100
miles of the place and the "six
shooter" and the "noose" were the
principal means of settlement be
tween man and man. The landscape
round about was of the most for
bidding aspects Impenetrable wild
erness of tangled ravines and weird
grotesque rocks and craggy fast
nesses that made a natural hiding
place for the lawless freebooters of
the range. It was a place, too, wnere
nature assumed a lawless mood the
home of the deadly, blighting bliz
zards that came and went, without
warning, to test to the limits of enr
durance the hardihood of man ana
beast.
Roosevelt came to hunt game and
to seek health, but he remained to
engage professionally In the cattle
business and to develop into real,
vigorous, clean-living manhood.
The westerners whom Roosevelt
met Included such worthies as "Hell
Roaring Bill Jones." "Red-Headed
Finnegan," Bill Williams and Jess
Hogue. who sold "Forty-Mile Rock
Eye" Jake Maunders, "the sneakiest
man In town"; Granville Stuart, the
silent but grim leader of the vigil
antes; Joe Ferris and Bill Merrifield,
the Canadian free-and-easy but sterl
ing men who became Roosevelt's
partners In the cattle business.
Once. It Is related, Roosevelt was
near a tough Dakota saloon, on a
stormy night, when he heard two
shots fired. True to his instinct,
Roosevelt entered and sat down
quietly at a rear table. A big bully
of a man, with a revolver In each
hand, was parading up and down the
saloon, looking for trouble, when he
saw Roosevelt. The bully shouted:
"Four-eyes Is going to treat," and
ordered Roosevelt to set up "drinks
for the crowd."
Now, it occurred to Roosevelt that
he was face to face with a crisis
vastly significant in that new coun
try. If he backed down, he said to
himself, he would have more trouble
explaining the reasons for It than he
would care to undertake. Besides It
wasn't his way. The bully stood
close to him. with his heels together
a fact that Immediately struck
Roosevelt, the athlete, as a foolish
attitude for a threatening man. Fin
ally yonng Roosevelt rose, saying:
"Well, If I've got to I've got to." and
as he came to his feet he suddenly
struck quick and hard with his right
to the point of the bully's Jaw and
then again with his left. The bully
hit the corner of the bar with his
head, discharging both guns as he
went down and out. He was hustled
Into a shed and the crowd viewed
"Four-eyes" with a new respect.
The bully quickly left town.
But. view the Incident from another
angles Suppose the bully had been
a trained prizefighter, and that the
blows he received had not knocked
him out? What would he then have
done with his two loaded revolvers?
The episode about a French adven
turer, the gallant and brave but
foolish Marquis de Mores, one he
boasted of the royal Bourbon family
France. Is delicious reading. When
the marquis and Roosevelt met. It
was a case of two strong men, etc.
They became business rivals. The
marquis took offense at a remark of
Roosevelt's, and he wrote that "there
was a way of settling such differ
ences between gentlemen."
Roosevelt showed the letter to Bill
Bewell and said: "That's a threat
He Is trying to bully me. He can't
bully me. I'm going to write him
a letter myself. Bill. I don't believe
in fighting duels. My friends don't
believe in It. But I r.-on't be bullied
by this Frenchman. Now. as I am
evidently the challenged party, I
have the privilege of naming the
weapons. I am no swordsman and
Miss Ana E. tsasrstad of Pacific
nnivemlty. Or., who has trana
lated from the French two of
fOdmond Itostand's play.
pistols are too uncertain for me. So
what do "you say I make It rifles?"
Roosevelt sat down on a log and
drafted his reply, stating that while
he had no unfriendly feeling for the
marquis, "he was ready at all times
and all places to answer for his ac
tions and that if the marquis insisted
upon having satisfaction, he would
meet him with rifles at 12 paces, the
adversaries to shoot and advance
until one or the other dropped."
A day or so later the answer came
by special messenger: The marquis
assured Mr. Roosevelt that he had
completely misunderstood the mean
ing of his letter that the idea he
meant to convey was that there was
always a way of settling affairs of
that sort between gentlemen with
out trouble. And would not Mr.
Roosevelt do him the honor of dining
with him? In a sentence, the mar
quis' bluff was called.
It Is a matter of subsequent record
that the marquis, while he lived,
never gave up his dream of being
crowned the king of France. He
began various business enterprises in
America, but lost money in all of
them. He died eventually, fighting
In north Africa against natives who
had rebelled against French au
thority. j, CnneM, Marriage, by M. T. F. Duffill
& Co., Xew York City.
The author of this novel modestly
hides her identity and leaves no ap
parent clew. The incidents are writ
ten in the styie of a story that ac
tually took place in real life. It Is I
great love tale, one of permanent
value, and a classic of its kind. Its
literary style is simple and natural.
"My Chinese Marriage" is the re
cital of the love existing between two
students at a college In this coun
try the students being an American
girl named Margaret, the heroine,
and a Ch'nose young man named
Chan King, a member of the aristo
cratic Lang clan of China, the hero.
Against the wishes and advice of
most of their friends, Margaret and
Chan King are married. She is an
Episcopalian and he !s a member of
the Dutch Recormed church of Amer
ica. fter graduation from college
Chan King returns to China to enter i so that his own father and sweetheart
the diplomatic service, when his baby! find it difficult to be in his company,
son, Wilfred, was five months old. I How Perclnet Is "tamed" and a happy
Four months later his wife received I ending created make an artistic
word from her husband to Join him finale.
in Shanghai. China. ' The Princess Far-Away" Is one of
In China the young wife deter- j Rostand's romantic tragedies in four
mined to become a Chinese wife and acts, and the translation into English
to live and act as one, because she is dne as completely as in the pre
and her husband love each other ceding comedy. "The Princess Far
dearly. Her husband s parents had Away" much longer play and lasts
opposed the marriage, but after a
while her husband's grandmother
to see her and the two women J
fell in love, in a calm way.
The young wife then with her hus
band and child went to live with
Chan King's mother, and the latter
and the American begin to love each
other. It was a calm, happy, philoso
phical household. A baby daughter
is born to the couple.
Chan King, wife and babies return
to American for a term of years, as
he Is ordered to a diplomatic post.
A week after reaching these shores,
Qhan King is stricken by lnfluensa
and dies. His broken-hearted widow
and her babies return to live In
China, because she prefers China.
Breuklng Into the Movies, by John Emer
son and Anita Loos. The James A. Mc
Cann Co., New York City.
It Is stated by one authority that
Anita Loos Is the dean of the school
of photoplay writing, and that her
collaborator In proiUicing the Emerson-Loos
photodramas is John Emer
son, veteran dramatist of the spoken
stage.
Such two authorities therefore
are entitled to respect, when they
present such a book of well-arranged
information as this. It tg written
along commonsense. friendly lines,
with a desire to be fair to producer,
star, reader and learner. The pages
are 115.
It is stated that "one or two mov
ing picture stars get as high as $10,
000 a week, while the majority of the
leading stars of the screen get from
$1000 'to $10,000 per week. Smaller
parts bring salaries ranging from $50
to $200 per week."
Some chapter heads are: Introduc
tion acting for the screen; what the
Jobs are; would you film well?;
make-up; how to dress for a picture;
moving picture manners; reading
your part; inside the brains of a
moving picture star; salaries; scen
ario writing; how others have done 1L
Sw-lrcti-d Poems, by Yone Maquhie
The
Four Seas Co., Boston.
Inquiry shows that Yone Nogughl
is a Japanese poet whose verse has
sterling merit, and whose art has
won esteem that is international.
During 1893-1904. with the exception
of one year in 1903 In London, he was
in the United States, and lived with
Joaquin Miller, the American poet,
for three years.
There are 53 of this poet's poems In
this little book of 125 pages poems
selected by the poet himself to pre
sent to the American public. These
poems, in blank verse, possess the
soul of fine, lofty sentiment, set In
Imagery of the orient. To occidental
readers, this verse is strange and
ever curious.
The Founding of New England, by James
Truslow Adams. Tne Atlantic Monthly
Press. Boston.
There is much historical matter
ably presented In this book which
causes the American reader to thrill
with pride, for it Is the record of the
beginning of this nation founded by
Englishmen In North America. Our
author tells the story fairly and
prints agreeable and disagreeable
facts with Impartiality. He even re
lates the hanging of innocent people
I
In Massachusetts in the long ago be
cause of a false charge of witchcraft.
Our author deals mainly with ori
gins, discussing the discovery and
first settlement of New England; the
genesis of the religious and political
ideas which there took root and flour
ished; the geographic and other fac
tors which shaped Its economic de
velopment; the beginning of that
English overseas empire, of which it
formed a part; and the "early formu
lation of thought on both sides of
the Atlantic regarding Imperial
problems."
The author writes from Brldge
hampton, N. Y. One significant chap
ter deals with the adoption In Xew
England colonies of not only Indian
but negro slavery, and the assertion
is made (page 205) that "the import
ing of slaves for use In the other
oolonles long constituted an Impor
tant part of Puritan trade." It Is
shrewdly remarked that It was
"wholly due to economic and not
ethical causes that the institution did
not take root." Pages are 482.
Triinslnllnna Into English of Two Plars
In French by Edmond Kostand. Tho
translator Is Miss Anna E. Bagstad. of
Pacific university. Oregon. .
The genius .of Edmond Rostand, the
celebrated' French dramatist and poet
of the romantic school, is acknowl
edged internationally. Experts ac
cet Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac"'
as "the finest dramatic poem of half
a century," although other judges dis
agree. Rostand's plays "The Ro
mancers," and "The Princess Far
Away," are notable examples of Ros
tand at his best. In depicting the ro
mantic. Miss Anna E. Bagstad has lust fin
ished translations from the French of
the latter two plays Just named, and
has done creditable work. She has
been professor of romance languages
at Pacific university. Or., for the last
five years, formerly was a student at
Simmons college and the Emerson
College of Oratory, Boston, and took
a master's degree at Yankton. S. D..
In 1905.
"The Romancers." translated from
the French of Rostand, is a delicious
romance. The plot as created by Ros
tand has not suffered In the least
when given an English dress by Miss
Bagstad, and even presented in our
language of 1921. with one or two
street phrases added. The charming
sentiment and infectious fun In the
story are not lost, but artistically
woven together. The translation Is
dedicated to Grace Haines, pupil and
friend, the Sylvette of the play.
There are five principal characters:
Sylvette, a pretty girl, who loves Per
cinet, the son of a neighbor. Perclnet,
a romantic youth. loves Sylvette.
Bergamin is the youth's father, and
Pasqulnet, the girl's father. Both
fathers became aware of the love
match, and to help it along, and to
make it more romantic, the fathers
announce that a deadly feud exists
between them. The lovers are sure
that they are reincarnations of Romeo
and Juliet, and they plan to escape
Perclnet pretends to be a swordsman.
which he Is not. He and his sweet
heart, near the garden wall separat
ing the homes, of the two families,
prepare a pretended attack on Syl
vette. with Perclnet looming up as
her brave rescuer and the hero of
both the fathers. This inaocent
scheme Is discussed loudly by the
lovers, and is overheard by Bergamin.
who with the other parent, hires a
professional bravo and actor, Straf
orel, to stage a fake street abduction
of the girl.
This scene takes place, and Perclnet
acts as a great hero. But he becomes
so conceited over his "bravery" that
he gives himself to boasting, so much
to 97 pages, while "The Romancers'
1b a shorter work. The Princess Far-
Away" is romantic, beautifully poetic.
with latterly an element of tragedy
It i the story of the deathless love
existing between Melissinde, princess
of the orient and countess of Tripoli,
and young and dashing Jeffrey
Rudel, prince of Blaye, troubadour of
French Aquitaive. In the cast of 24
principal characters, on land and sea,
are sailors, knights, a chaplain, phys
ician, merchants, pilots, pilgrims, etc.,
also intending warriors who wish to
take part In the crusades against the
Saracens. The time depicted Is the
12th century.
While I Remember: A Book of Keminin-
cenrrs, by Stephen McKenna. George H.
Doran Co., New York city.
Mr. McKenna is pleasantly remem
bered as a clever and young English
writer who is the author of "Sonia,"
"The Education of Eric Lane," "The
Sixth Sense," "Midas and Son" and
few others.
These memoirs of an Englishman of
30 'are significant and informing He
th'nks that the peace of Versailles In
1919 ushered in a new order of
thought and customs and that It la
better to talk in a friendly way
about events of world moment prior
to 1919, before they pass from remem
brance, as to "old" England.
Westminster, London, polities, poli
ticians, war-time. 1914-1918, demobili
zation and other subjects are ably
discussed.
Analysis of the Electric Railway rroblrm,
by Delost V. Wilcox. Apperton Press,
New York city.
This is a voluminous book of 789
pages, a small library of valuable In
formation, with a carefully arranged
index.
The publication is a complete one
of Its kind and Is "a report to the
federal electric railways commission,
with summary and recommendations,
supplemented by special studies of
local transportation issues In the
state of New Jersey and the city of
Denver, with notes on recent de
velopments In the electric railway
field."
Dr. Wilcox Is a consulting fran
chise and public utility expert and
recognized as an eminent specallst In
his profession.
Dulry, by George S. Kaufman and Mara
Connelly. G. P. Putnam's Sons, Xew York
City.
A sparkling, clever comedy In three
acts, that had Its premiere In In
dianapolis In 1921. and was produced
at the Frazee theater. New York.
August 13, 1921, where It won big
success. There are clever charac
ters, and the principal one is Dul
cinea. a foolish, feather - brained
young hostess whose social doings
In New York and suburbs create
wonder and much gossip.
Japan and the 1'nlted States, 1853-1931, by
Payson J. Treat. Houghton, Mifflin St
Pn Hn.tnn
Professor Treat of Stanford univer- I
siLy is me nuiiiui "i liiis iniurmir.g, 1
quietly written book of 283 pages It,
Is stated that with the exception of
the first chapter, the volume consists
of one dozen lectures prepared for
delivery at Xour of the leading Jap-
lanese universities In the tall of this
year
The author gives a sensible survey
of the relations between chls country
and Japan, from the beginning of
friendly relations to the present time.
During the past 15 years. It Is stated.
Professor Treat has made two visits
to eastern Asia to check up his
studies by observation and research.
A "way out" for better, more friendly
relations between America and Japan
is thought to be "by federal action,
through the maintenance .if treaty
and constitutional guarantees, and
through the right of naturalization."
Patience and reason are advised for
future International relations
Dreamers, by Knot Hamsun. Alfred A.
Knapf, New York city.
"Dreamers" Is the most pleasant-to-read
of all the Hamsun novels, and is
without the grimness and dark real
Ism that stand out so sharply in Ham
sun's principal novel, the one called
"Hunger."
"Dreamers" Is a picture of Nor
wegian peasant life, and has flashes
of merry humor. It reflects princi
pally the love affairs of Ave Ronald
sen, telegraph operator, inventor of
a kind of fish-glue, and lover of many
girls. At the opening of the book, he
is engaged to marry Marie Van Loos,
housekeeper at the vicarage. Then a
pastor and his wife arrive, and Ron
aldsen thinks he loves her. She Is
sure she Is tired of her hus4and. as
he can't keep her In finery. Ronald
sen next falls in love with Ellse Mack.
Ten Little Books for Children, Illustrated
to colors. Henry Altemus, Philadelphia.
Pocket-book editions of little stories
of childhood, for small children about
6 years and upward. Each book meas
ures 5H Inches by 44-
Titles are: "Grunty Grunts and
"Smiley Smile Outdoors," "Peter Rab
bit's Birthday." "A Child's Garden of
Verses," by Robert Louts Stevenson;
"Little Squirrelle Squlrrellekln," "The
Old Time Story of the Three Bears,"
"Little Lambie Lambkin," "Peter Rab
bit's Easter," "The Wonderful Storv
of Cinderella," "The Story of Chicken!
T t, ....... . -
ana inline frayers ror inline
Lips." Some of these stories are told
In verse and some In prose.
Days of the Discoverers, by L. Lamprey,
Illustrated. Frederick A. Stokes Co..
New York city.
Nineteen short stories, describing In
graphic form great days In our Amer
ican history describing Columbus
when he first saw America; Balboa,
as he reached the Pacific: Hendrick
Hudson sailing up the river that aft
erward bore his name; Captain John
Smith, admiral of New England, and
others. The pages are 300. and the
book Is recommended to the atten
tion of parents and teachers. In the
knowledge that the volume may be
found valuable as supplementary
reading for regulation study in his
tory. Two Christmas Books.. Illustrated.
Volland Co., Chicago.
P. F.
"The Christmas Story" is the title
of a hansomely Illustrated book, with
pictures in charming colors, consist
ing of sacred texts from the gospels
of St. Luke and St. Matthew, telling
the story of the birth of Jesus of Naz
areth. The Illustrations In skilfully
chosen colors are by John Rae.
"Mother Goose," Is the title of a
pleasant-to-look-at gift-book forchll-
THE UTEllYWCOPlr ll
BY JENNETTE KENNEDY.
THE great Russian bacteriologist,
Metchnikoff whose theories as
set forth In "The Prolongation of
Life" have influenced both scientists
and general readers and In many re
spects revolutionized medical science
is now presented to the world in a
biography by his second wife. Olga
Metchnikoff.
It deals with his birth in Russia,
his German student days, his life at
Petrograd. his researches and finally
his position as the head of the Pas
teur Institute.
That In his own decline which re
sulted in his death, he carefully
watched and recorded his condition,
is an interesting commentary on his
devotion to science.
Timber Wolves," by Bernard Cron-
takes a scene little known in the
world of fiction Tasmania. It is a i
r,l-hloodcd" book concerned with
logging and the difficult work In "a
man's country."
m a
It is said that before "The Quest"
sailed for the Antarctic with Sir
Robert Shackjeton in command, on its
Journey of exploration, three stanzas
from Kipling's poem, "If." were en
graved on a brass plate, and placed
Just below the bridge of the vessel.
A few excerpts from W. L. George's
"A London Mosaic" show the epi
grammatic style of the book, viz.:
"There Is no such thing as 'good
old.' There is nothing but 'bad old ."
"Men do not fall, they dive."
"The cinema was put forward by
the vulgar for the vulgar. Few peo
ple like cinemas: they either love
them or loathe them."
"If a woman has the wit to shut
the becoming she can always be in
fashion. If she dares."
"The poor are not as unhappy as
they look. . The rich have less
pleasures than the poor: they are free
from more pains, but that is not the
same thing."
An interesting little old book came
to light the other day called "Horn's
Overland Guide to California." It Is
of the vintage of 1852 and deals with
the route from the United States In
dian sub-agency. Council Bluffs, on
the Missouri rlyer. to Sacramento,
California. Hosea B. Horn is the au
thor and he gives a table of distances,
and briefly describes th' rivers,
creeks, lakes, mountains, roads, tim
ber, grasses, curiosities, and all fea
tures for the benefit of the overland
traveler.
It Is noteworthy that the page of
tables giving distances frDm point to
point from Council Bluffs to Oregon
City is decidedly well thumbed.
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In "Glenwood of Shipbay." John H.
Walsh's new novel, the hero returns
from ten years of adventure in
Alaska to rouse his Maine home town
to new activities in shipbuilding. He
telle his companions. "Work kills
philosophy: put a man to work, and
you have perhaps saved society from
a philosopher. And philosophy is a
poor science. It teaches you how to
get along without thtge; not how to
get things."
An adventure tale of the type
which usually appeals to boys of all
ages la "The Castaways of Banda
Sea," by Warren H Miller. His pub
lishers assure us It 'has not one dull
moment for Its readers." It contains,
among other incidents, the race with
death across the Banda sea of the
little trading schooner Kawanl, with
the fire eating its heart out; "the
rescue of a native child from human
sacrifice to a heathen god; a wreck
on a Pearl Atoll; a fight with
sharks; the capture of a band of
't-'eT-in'vI'h
What more could
eart desire?
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The author of the popular books
on the South seas "White Shadows
in the South Seas." and "Mystic Isles
of the South Seas" will publish in
the spring another work on that
ren a book re-arranged and edited
by Eulalle Osgood Grover, and Illus
trated bv Frederick Richardson. The
story is told in attractively arranged
verse and the book measures 11 by
JV4 inches, 24 pages.
Helen's Babies, by John Habberton. Il
lustrated. 9tewart-Kldd. Cincinnati. O.
A splendid, memorial edition of a
favorite American classic of child
hood, much treasured In the years
that are gone, and Just the innocent
tale that the younger generation of
1921 should know about.
The book of 241 pages measures 9
Inches by 6Vt. and is boxed. A suit
able Christmas present.
NEVY BOOKS RECEIVED.
Modern English Statesmen, by J. R.
Stirling Taylor. 261 pages, splendldly-done
etudles of leading figures in English state
craft Oliver Cromwell. Robert Walpol.
the Pitts, Edmund Burke and Benjamin
Disraeli; Long Swsetening. by Grant Car
penter, a satisfying romance of the Cali
fornia redwoods, with a wonderful hero;
and. The Threshold, by Evelyn Campbell,
a papered-cover novel of romantic inter
est, depleting American life and changing
Ideals (Robert M. McBrlde It Co.. N. Y..
The Olrl of Ghost Mountain, by J. Allan
Dunn, a dashing romance of ths west,
with cowboy and other heroea: and Jack
O'Judgment, by Edgar Wallace, an English
mystery story of decided Interest (Small,
Maynard A Co.. Boston).
Wild Brotner, by William Lyman Un
derwood, 140 pages. Illustrated by photo
graphs by the author, a beautifully ap
pearing book short stories of wild pets
found in the Maine woods a story of hu
man kindness and animal life under unique
conditions a suitable present for a young
man (The Atlantic Monthly Press. Bos
ton). '
Adventures in Cuba, by Seckatary Haw
kins, Illustrated, a wall-told story of ad
ventures by boys In Cuba and a hunt for
a treasure. These stories appeared origi
nally In the Cincinnati. Ohio. Enquirer,
newspaper. A boya' book. Stewart Kldd
Co.. Cincinnati ).
Phyllis Anne, by Florence Ward, an In
teresting story of stage people, depicting
an ambitious American girl neorino uamea
A. Mr.Cann Co.. N. Y.l.
The Wandering Jew, by E. Temple
Thurston. Illustrated, a powerful play In
four phases, being a delineation of the old
legend of the .lew who was doomed to
wander the earth until Judgment day.
The play has had a long run In London
and has Just been presented In this coun
try (Putnam's Sons. N. Y.).
The Gentle floneers, Dy k. naDersnam
arnwell. a sensible American novel of
Barnwell
,..,..,! In ril
good influence. CThe Four Seas Co.. Boa-
ton).
Philllppa's Fortune, by Margarita Spald
ing Oerrv. one of the big. splendid novels
of the fall for girls, depicting Phllippa's
school days a story mat recalls jean
Webster's "Patty;" and Inea and Thllby
May, by Sewell Ford, a sparkling, amus
ing story of two girls who come to New
York In search of romance and a rich
uncle a story told by the clever author.
"Shorty McCabe" (Harpers. N. Y.).
The Forest Beyond the Woodlands, by
Mildred Kennedy, with silhouettes by
Vlanna Knowlton, a reprint of a favorite,
admired story for children: The Other
Magic, by K L. Grant Watson, a roman
tic, pulsing novel of life In the south seas:
Lady Luck, by Hugh Wiley, an amusing
novel of today In the far west, with touches
of rapid 8an Francisco life and rich In
darkey dialect: and Jane, by Hugh Wiley,
rapid-fire, racy short stories of San Fran
cisco life, depicting Chinatown and other
districts (Alfred A. Knapp. N. T..
The Hidden Force, by Louis Couperus.
a novel far above average merit, dealing
with scenes, people and mysteries of Java
(Dodd-Mead 4 Co.. N. Y.).
America, and the Young Intellectual, by
Harold Stevens. 22 essay-articles on cur
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messages told In well-chosen, crisp Eng
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novel, of romantic Interest, with comedy
features: Splinters, bv Keith Preston. 94
poems, smart, emotional and finely polished
verse (Doran Co.. w. Y.l.
Apritly, by Jane Abbott, an unusual,
well-told novel for girla. depicting a clr-
uh heroine ( Llpplncott s. Phlla.)
Columbine Time, by Will Irvln, a story
that Is told In splendid .striking style, of
days when the west was young (Stratford
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quarter of the globe. It is to be
called "AtolLs of the Sun." Mr.
O'Brien Is now in New York work
ing on a dramatization of "White
Shadows in the South Seas."
Moving pictures will be shown next
spring In Tahiti, the Marquesas.
Samoa, Flfl, the Solomons and New
Guinea, where his yacht Wisdom II
has stopped to make the pictures.
Three manuscripts of Robert Burns
were found recently among the pos
session of a Dumferllne baker who
has .been dead for 30 years. They
have been declared genuine.
Bertha Runkle's stories have had
a European setting, almost without
exception, but her newest novel Is a
love story of today In New York, and
it Is called "The Islsmd."
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. lo American nie, is tne theme
of Simeon Strunsky's humorous
"Slnbtid and His Friends."
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WE HAD Just relumed from Aunt
Mary's funeral when Marjory
asked Grandpa Kline why Aunt Mary
had never married when she was so
nice and her aister. who. was so dif
ferent, had married such a splendid
man as Mr. Hunt. Grandpa Kline set
tled back In his chair, and began this
strange love story:
"Now that Mary and Alf Hunt are
both gone, it will do no harm to tell
their story, though I shouldn't want
you to repeat it. In the first place,
Mary is not Anna's sister nor any re
lation. Her mother married a wid
ower who. like herself, had one child
These two girls grew up together but
were as different as night and day
The father died when they were in
high school, the mother soon became
iiiijicss invaiia, and upon the
young shoulders of these two de
scended the responsibility of support
ing the home. Anna never did much
but run with boys, and Mary took In
sewing and took care of the Invalid
Then along came Alf Hunt.
"I remember fiim well. He was a
tall, serious chap whom everybody
liked. The whole neic-hborhnnrf v.,., i
, , , -"-".i. uui mey never
could be sure which girl, for he took
turns taking them to the church so
cial about the only amusement In
those days. None of us thought that
Anna stood much of a chance, so we
were all surprlse4 when she appeared
at missionary society with a moon
stone on her finger and announced
that she was going to marry Alf
Hunt. The town buzzed for a while
and then settled down, prepared to
sympathize with Alf. Mary didn't
say much Just began to get a little
thinner, a little grayer. But we
thought this was due to her mother's
death, which occurred shortly before
the wedding.
"About this time a distant relative
A. f no, ........ . l . .
ot Alary s died. leaving an income for
Mary. She cheerfully withdrew into I
the west wing of the house, giving
the best part at the house to Anna
and Alf.
Everybody In the town came to call
her Aunt Mary, for she never failed to
help whenever there was sickness,
trouble, or need. She always seemed
to flndtime to slip in and straighten
up Anna's untidy house and get a de
cent meal for Alf to eat. Anna was
the worst housekeeper In town, but
Alf never suspected how bad she was
till Mary took a trip west. I guess
the shock of it, along with the star
vation diet he had for six months.
brought on a rever which nearly
proved fatal. Mary came home and '
nursed him back to lite.
"Then came the children four boys. '
all of whom Mary nursed and reared I
because Anna disliked children. I
Those boys were always in wrong, al- I
ways setting into scrapes, and Aunt I
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GEORGE H. DORAN
Mary paid the bills so Alt wouldn't
worry. It was only because the town
respected Aunt Mary so much that
they tolerated those boys at all.
When the war came, though, they
showed their training, for, as you
know, dears, there are four gold stars
In the Hunt service flag. It killed
what little was left of Alfs heart,
for when the flu hit him he didn't
try to fight. It was my turn to sit
up with him the night he asked for
Mary. Anna was asleep In the next
room.
"He asked me to lift him up a little,
and then he took Mary's hands in his
and raid:
" 'Mary, you were so far above me
and my poor prospects. 1 never dared
tell you how much you meant to me.
We all make mistakes, and I made
mine when I was afraid to tell you
40 years ago that I loved you.'
"I bowed my head before the look
In her eyes, the same look your
grandmother had when she round me
wounded in a hospital after having
been told 1 was among the missing In
the terrible railroad wreck. When I
looked up Alf had gone to the fairer
land, and now, after two years, Mary
has Joined him." P- L- M.
IN PORTLAND'S CHURCHES
tCuntlnusd From Pagf 2.)
sospel sermon will be given. Several
members were taken Into the church
last Sunday and more are to follow.
The Sunday school has in hand the
Drotect of Dlacing two large art glass
windows in the church auditorium and
the contract will soon be let.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Dr. Lucius
H. Hughes, Methodist Episcopal min
ister of this city, declares "The
church is suffering ror lack of lead
ership; it Is not attracting to the
ranks of its ministry young men oi
outstanding genius and character; to
secure the best, it must be willing to
count the cost and pay the price.
II Is irreatly to the credit of t. nris-
tian ministers as a class that tney
place their financial compensation ;
last in the order or tneir inieresLs.
Nevertheless, a minister cannot be J
the constructive leader that he ought j
to be unless he is freed from the anx
ieties and demands of temporary af
fairs. At present only about 17 per I
cent of the Protestant clergymen of
the United States receive 11,500 or (
over, the sum recommended by gov
ernment economics as the minimum I
needed to maintain a family. ae
great majority of them receive less
than the lowest wage paid In the
steel industry. Of the 170,000 Prot
estant clergymen, not one per cent
come within the income tax allotment
of 32000., The church will fail to se
cure the best young men for our min
istry unless she rewards them ade
quately and assures them of a re
spectable support in old age.
"Men of brains and power are not
attracted by monotonous and color
less activities of the ordinary routine
of church life. They want to see the
church coming to grips with practi
cal problems, actually applying the
spirit and principles of Jesus to every
phase of life.
"There must be adequate freedom.
Young men must know that If they
are entering into any form of Chris
tian Bervice they will not be ham
pered and hindered by ecclesiastical
restrictions and regulations. Men are
impatient JUBt now of denominational
shiboleths and incidental differences.
There must be time to think and pray
and experience for oneself that the
Christian message may bear the
stamp of that authority which comes
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"Individual and social salvation
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not the saving of a few chosen souls
from the wreck of things but the re
demption of the world and the crea
tion of a new order of society based
upon the principles of Jesus."
Dr. Edward H. Pence, pastor of
the Westminster Presbyterian church,
will be a speaker at 3:30 this after
noon in the Y. M. C. A., .when an
open forum will be held on the sub
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The limitation of armament confer
ence progress will be discussed from
the viewpoint of the church.
Marshal N. Dana will speak before
the Wednesday night meeting of the
Y. M. C. A. dormitory club.
The social and religious work de
partment of the Y. M. C. A. has ob
tained films showing scenes In the
near east, as related to welfare work
being conducted there.
TOWN SEEKS TREASURE
Council Bluffs Citizens Die for
Gold Burled by Bandits.
Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald.
Hunters for burled gold have begun
to flock to the Schneider farm north
east of Council Bluffs, rendezvous of
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They go with pick and shovel to dig
and pry for money and bonds, loot
of Iowa and Nebraska bank vaults,
believed to have been buried by the
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treasure seekers.
The first treasure hunters were
officers and bank officials who
hunted on the farm from one end to
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examined for traces of fresh earth
mounds. Every corner and nook in
the house, barn and outhouses was
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The walls of the house were pried
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Presence of strangers on the place
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prairie grass.
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Excitement of the gun battle with a
gang of outlaws In their peaceful
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Singly and in groups of two and
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the farm and began to turn up the
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There were those desirous of mak
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